"Published in partnership with National Middle School Association."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-276) and index.
Contents
Foreword / Glenna Sloan -- Acknowlegments -- Introduction -- Before class -- Why poetry? -- Poetic Interlude #1 : a poetic license -- The teacher as poet -- Poetic Interlude #2 : invent a line -- In the classroom -- Memorizing and reciting -- Poetic Interlude #3 : Rothermel's reasons for memorizing and reciting -- Composing and publishing -- Poetic Interlude #4 : poetic terms -- Discussing and interpreting -- Poetic Interlude #5 : immerse yourself in verse -- The process of student poetry -- Poetic Interlude #6 : tips for writing poems -- Back to the beginning -- Poetic Interlude #7 : overview - poetry activities for the year --Beyond the classroom -- Cross-curricular poetry -- Poetic Interlude #8 : drafting and revising a couplet -- Poetry teachers at work -- Poetic Interlude #9 : "midlevel minds" -- Reflections from the classroom -- An afterthought" -- Appendix : Full text of classroom poems by Braley, Burkhardt, and Lazarus -- References -- Index -- About the author.
